Emigration causes decline in mining skills

The activity level of the contract mining and outsourcing industry is increasing but the skilled labour shortage remains a major challenge as experts are still leaving South Africa for political and safety reasons says mining contractor Redpath...

Lucara to sell first Botswana gems in June

Lucara Diamonds, which mines the gems in Botswana, will sell up to 40 000 ct at the first diamond auction from its newly commissioned Karowe mine in June, the Toronto- and Gaborone-listed company said on Thursday. Karowa, formerly called AK 6,...

Namakwa poised to become Lesotho’s biggest diamond producer – CEO

London-listed junior Namakwa Diamonds has completed its strategic restructuring and expects to become net-cash generative in the second half of the 2012 financial year, CEO Richard Collocott said on Thursday. The company started production from...

Botswana diamond hub ‘perfectly timed’, says De Beers’ Shine

The transfer of diamond company De Beers’ sales and aggregation activities from its diamond-trading centre (DTC) in London to the DTC Botswana (DTCB) is timed perfectly to fill the current supply-demand gap in the diamond industry, DTCB MD Varda...

Botswana becomes State diamond trader

The government of Botswana has established a State diamond trading company that will be responsible for the purchasing, selling and marketing of the State’s portion of Debswana production, Botswana’s daily newspaper Mmegi reports. Mining...

Botswana diamond mining holds sparkling potential

The troubles of the global economy have had an impact on most industries and the diamond industry is not immune. Consumer market performance is mixed with the US and Europe remaining weak, while emerging markets such as China and India are...

Ghaghoo sand tunnel project 38% complete

Work on the R67-million vertical sand tunnel at international diamond producer Gem Diamond’s Ghaghoo diamond mine is at 38% completion.

Company Announcement: Wash test confirms export quality coal seams at Morupule South

Hodges Resources Ltd (ASX: HDG or “Hodges” or the Company) is pleased to announce the initial wash test analysis results for the first two diamond core holes at the Morupule South project in Botswana, with the quality and the shallow depth of...

New MD appointed for DTC Botswana

Tabake Kobedi has been appointed as the new MD of the Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTC Botswana), a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, from January 10, succeeding Brian McDonald. Kobedi is currently the group finance...

02/12/2011 (On-The-Air)

Some very interesting news coming through, good news for some 6 200 iron-ore workers; Canada prepares to take on Botswana in the new fight for world diamond dominance; and COP 17 dominating headlines this week

Canada moots diamond beneficiation, environmental impact monitoring, Kenya grants first gold mining lease

Canada has the potential to create diamond beneficiation jobs as new mines come into production; the South African government is urged to better manage the impact of coal mining on country water supply; and

New possibilities for CBM in Botswana

Upstream entity of the Sasol group Sasol Petroleum International (SPI) has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Australian energy company Origin Energy to explore coalbed methane (CBM) in Botswana.